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Switzerland's stability is an ever more important asset in a turbulent world, says the head of the new Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. Thomas Gottstein on the art of a successful IPO, the best bank in the country and a night watching television.

"Digital or analog?" is the wrong question in the financial sector. Thanks to new advancements in technology, bank advisors have more time for their clients and are able to provide them with better advice, says Marco Abele, Head of Digital Private Banking at Credit Suisse Switzerland.

Iqbal Khan, CEO of International Wealth Management (IWM), told Bloomberg TV he expects the Middle East to account for a significant part of private banking's growth as the number of wealthy individuals in the region increases.

Thousands of new business models are sprouting up in the finance industry; investors are betting billions on the Fintech scene. While it may be surprising at first glance, traditional banks are among those profiting from this transformation.

We're on the phone with the man who dubs himself the world's most famous hacker. We've reached him at his office in Las Vegas, where he's trying to answer a few questions. "Hello, Mr. Mitnick, can you hear me?" The connection breaks up.

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Social banking used to refer to sustainable banking. The expression has evolved and nowadays also covers banking activities conducted through social networking channels or social lending such as peer-to-peer (P2P) lending.

San Francisco, London, and Berlin all come to mind when we talk about startup culture. But Zurich? The Swiss city is well known for banking, and now a growing group of entrepreneurs would like to see it make a name for itself as a hotspot for FinTech.

The Financial Stability Board (FSB), a group of high level officials linked to the G20, published the finalized requirements regarding TLAC (total loss absorbing capacity) on November 9, 2015, and adopted them a week later at the G20 summit in Turkey. TLAC requires globally systemically important banks (so-called G-SIBs) to develop their ability to cope with large losses without burdening taxpayers. These banks are required to have a certain amount of loss absorbing securities outstanding, which together make up the bank's TLAC.